kenneth moten has more. >> how long have we been at this? five years. getting past the senate democrats has always been the issue and finally we cracked the code. >> the motion is adopted. >> reporter: the legislation which passed the house along party lines on wednesday. >> bill to defund planned parenthood is an insult to the intelligence and judgment of women. >> reporter: democrats are calling it pointless political theater. it's an aggressive move by gop >> we as an alternative party owe the country an alternative and that's what we're going to do. >> reporter: for republicans, this symbolic measure matters. >> they're committed to the core principles, that they're going to move things forward. not just say they're going to act but act. >> they succeeded in a victory that amounts to absolutely nothing. the fact is the president will veto the bill. they know that. they also know they don't have the votes to override it. >> reporter: once the bill reaches the president's desk, he will have ten days to respond. kenneth moten, abc news, washington. >>

kenneth moten. janessa joining us now. we feel for those folks. we have seen our share of winter storms here and want to give a shot with a live look at baltimore. washington dc is not the only area. it is expected to be the most impacted by the storm. affected as well. >> 20 states have been impacted and currently 12 of them are under some advisory or warning. this is just starting to wrap up. tonight is the night we could see historical snowfall for washington dc all the way into baltimore. here in northeast ohio all we can do now is watch and definitely keep them in our prayers as the storm system continues to move. this is akron and summit county. sitting under mostly cloudy skies. temperatures slightly warmer this morning. we will see cooler air track back in as we head into tonight. good morning to the islands and sandusky into kelly island currently at 24. avon area, you have a lake backwards. also dealing with breezy weather. out towards kirkland into the chardon area, 24 degrees. inland locations from akron into the lower 20s. this cooler

as abc kenneth moten explained, some folks were not all that happy to see him. >> reporter: today is on to south carolina for donald trump you overnight, a volatile welcome in the liberal backyard of bernie sanders. >> get him out. taken out. >> reporter: front runner and interrupted i drowned out and screamed at by illustrated in vermont >> get him out of here. keep his coat. >> reporter: hundreds cheering boot. many of them supporters of sanders the vermont senator and trump could not be any more different on policy, but the campaigns are both drawing big crowds. bernie sanders and donald trump both are fishing from a similar pond which is independent whites. >> sanders on the phone with democracy for america while >> i would love, love, love to >> reporter: but there's another deliverable controversy brewing involving chris christie and his supporter, maine governor paula page. she said this about drug cat -- traffickers. >> these are smoothie, shifty, incidentally impregnating a young white girl before they leave works lepage held a news conference to say he is not perfect and bl

reporter kenneth moten has more. >> reporter: ted cruz a citizenship, questions about his legal right to a resident. the texas editor born in canada to an american mother. >> as a legal matter the question is straightforward and settled that the child the use assisted -- u.s. citizen born abroad is an export citizen. >> reporter: fellow republican he told cnn crews back should go to court. >> that would cleared up. and i am doing bit for the good. >> reporter: ted cruz call the noise. >> my focus is on addressing the real challenges and issues facing the american people. ted cruz poising -- 22 contender john mccain who was born in panama. mccain told the chris merrill show he was delivered on a us- based. as for ted cruz. >> this question. i'm not a constitutional scholar on that but i think it is worth looking into. >> reporter: 82 asked constitutional legal scholars who say it appears ted cruz is in the clear. the issue is still unresolved yes it would be ironic if after 7 or 8 years of java around the president's birth certificate if republican primary voters as a nominee. >> repor

. >>> a professor under investigation for alleged ties to isis bit as kenneth moten reports the professor is defending himself and says he has never been told about any investigation. >> reporter: penn state university associate professor julio peano under investigation for possible ties to isis. the 55-year-old man also known as a side leases -- teaches 3rd will history and a latin american -- latin america. he came to light after the editor broke the story of the school newspaper. she was interviewed as part of the investigation into the professor. about the professor a couple of semesters ago and they wanted to see what we talked about in the interviews and just try to get more information on him. >> the school paid -- paper posted the interview online. he denied supporting the terror group. >> i have not broken the law. the law. i have not been served any papers. >> he's a cuban native and convert to islam has not been charged with a crime. in october 2011, he made headlines after shining death to israel at a public lecture given by a former israeli diplomat who was visiting the campu

kenneth moten joins us live from washington. >> reporter: right now ted cruz is speaking at a campaign stop in iowa. he is trying to ignore this birther debate. i can tell you that it's raging on. cruz's citizenship. today more questions about ted cruz's legal right to run for president. >> as a legal question is straightforward and settled law that the child of a u.s. citizen born abroad is a u.s. citizen. >> reporter: donald trump told cnn cruz should go to court. >> ted, he should ask for a declaratory judgment. that would clear it up. i am doing this for the good of ted. >> reporter: cruz called it all noise. >> my focus is on addressing the real challenges and issues >> reporter: cruz pointed to 2008 presidential contender john mccain born in panama. but he said he was delivered on a u.s. base. as for cruz. >> i think there is a question. i am not a constitutional scholar but i think it's worth looking into. >> reporter: abc news did ask scholars who say it appears cruz is in the clear but the issue is still unresolved. >> it would be quite ironic if after seven or eight years of

kenneth moten, abc news, washington. >>> jamie dupree isn't a point this afternoon he will have what the candidates are doing leading up to the debate later in the newscast and 30 minutes. >>> get the latest on all of the 2016 presidential candidates by downloading our free wftv news app. >>> let's go back to the development and homeless crisis and daytona beach. going on 43 days since the homeless began together outside of a volusia county government building. channel 9 blaine tomlinson live in daytona beach. we mentioned about 100 people are camped out this afternoon. >> reporter: i was told by the city that a plan for some temporary shelter is in the works, but there has been no specific physical progress toward something like that or specific details about that plan. so things have not changed out here. 108 people we counted last night huddled under the overhang at the county services building number 250 n. beach street. from the city, county, really more planning a meeting behind the scenes with nothing concrete on the table. it would be a tall order to move these more than 100

kenneth moten, washington. >>> thank you, and breaking overnight, many people in alaska woke up to a strong earthquake. the magnitude 6.8 quake hit about 160 miles southwest of anchorage. a few hours later, a magnitude 4.3 after shock was registered as well. many are without power now. thankfully no tsunami is expected and police have not received reports of injuries or significant damage. joining us now is jan assess with a look at -- janessa with a look at weather. you're familiar with a lot of folks living in that area. you were born in that area. >> yes. >> a scary situation when people wake up to that. >> when the producer told me this morning, i had not heard. was shocked and my heart dropped. we're used to earthquakes, but a 7 in magnitude is large. >> that is a big earthquake. >> right. >> and that is large and in earthquake of 9s and always, you know, anchorage residents are always getting, being prepared for the next major quake. so, they're picking up the pieces this morning and hopefully not going to be dealing with a lot. >> no injuries. that is great. >> and that is the

reporting live in washington, kenneth moten channel 6 "action news." >>> thanks, kenneth. >> reporter: now to the eagles, last night the birds ended their season with a win against the giants at the meadowlands. that cost them a top ten draft pick. demarco murray turned a hand off into a 55-yard touchdown run. that's his longest of the season. noticeably missing was head coach chip kelly who was let go last week. sam bradford said it was tough for the team to take to the field without kellie leading the way. >>> it was tough on everyone, it would be tougher if we had to go in into the off season with a loss. >>> eagles won 35-30. they come in second in the nfc east. they were picked 13th in the nfl draft. with chip kelly out, and the eagles season over, the search continues for a new head coach to help the birds in 2016 and beyond. pat shurmu rmplet has the support of sam broad ford whose interviewing for the job today. the team interviewed deuce staley back on friday. adam gates interviews with the birds tomorrow. according to espn kansas city chiefs doug peterson is a candidate. he

kenneth moten is with us. did you dig out from the nation's capitol. >>> i dug out and able to take out my 6abc hat. i'm out of the cold and inside to talk about politics it is crazy on the trail right now. former new york city mayor michael bloomberg told abc news he will get into the raise if there's a sanders matchup against trump or crews. meanwhile, the candidates in the race have a jammed-packed schedule this week. the final sprint to the iowa caucuses. >>> i i want to win iowa. >>> i know some of you are still shopping. i like to shop, too. >> reporter: seven days ago when the candidates of president have the hawkeye state in their sites. all week, bernie sanders the biggest crowds over the weekend. donald trump packed the house, the gop frontrunner, unstoppable. >>> i could stand in the middle of 5th avenue and shoot for somebody and wouldn't lose any voters. >> reporter: there's word another billionaire may join the race. mayor michael bloomberg may consider an independent run after super tuesday in m

kenneth moten, abc news, wattage and to -- washington. john: chopper 11 hd was over the building earlier this week after it was shutdown because of bedbugs. they were discovered in the waiting area. at first, it was thought the building would be closed until next week. a pest control company says it was not a full-fledged infestation. a rabies alert this afternoon in rally could iraq and tested positive for rabies. it was found near the 4400 block of element drive in northwest raleigh. the reckoning came in contact with the dog, but thankfully the dog was up-to-date with its rabies vaccination. the race is on to unload a anna:john: this afternoon, crews are rushing to unload a cargo ship before it sinks. anna: the story tops our must-see videos. a cargo ship carrying construction equipment is thinking dangerously off the coast of france after it was disabled in a storm. crew members and now the raction work in the oregon state player missed both of his free throws. john: the budweiser clydesdale family just got a little bigger. this is ma

reporting live, kenneth moten, >> thank you. >>> political reporter dave monday's caucuses. his live reports sunday night on eyewitness news. >>> a sexting scandal rocks the same town trauma tested by a shooting massacre. three students are under arrest may be in trouble after a photo sharing ring is exposed. >> a high profile suspect loses his battle to stay in mexico. new video of affluenza teen ethan couch being put on sometimes, we all need a little help. today, you helped her plant a garden, and you want to be there to help her with all her tomorrows. if you're trying to quit smoking, you may need a little help. medications to help you stop smoking... including nicotine patches, gum and other medicines, are available to medicaid members. call your doctor today to get the help you need to quit smoking... so you can always be there >>> a basketball team offering millions to resolve flint, michigan's water crisis. the opener of the detroit piston is pledging to raise $10 million to address the hometown. the michigan legislature is looking to approve $28 million in addition

moat -- kenneth moten has more on his arrest. >> reporter: the man called "el chapo" is once again in the law. >>> it is a big deal they pulled it off. joaquin "el chapo" guzman the most wanted drug lord in the world now the most prized prisoner of mexican authorities. mexican marine stormed his hideout killing five of his gunman in the predawn raid. there were military grade weapons including grenade launchers and russian grenades. no "el chapo." he was caught in a hotel where he wearing a dirt dirty t-shirt. the drug kingpin escaped before their eyes, escaped in the cell disappearing down the mile long tunnel dug by his own team of engineers wishing him away to the house and to life on the lamb. it was the second time he broke out out of the prison. will mexico agree to a request to extra indict him for trial. >>> a north dakota man under arrest cooed of planning to kidnap one of president obama's dogs. investigators found two unregistered guns and 350 rounds of ammo and machete. he told the secret service he is jesus and the son of marilyn monroe and former john f.kennedy. he claim

but no word if he'll be transferred kenneth moten, nbc news, washington. >>> in manhattan, crews have -- he landed on an oxygen tank. severing a supply line to the hospital. the emergency room was temporarily shut down and patients were given portable oxygen tanks. the hospital is now fully operational. the man died in the fall and his identity has not been released. >>> el nino storms are pounding the west coast this evening. those storms brought pounding surf to the bay area thursday morning. take a look at those waves, 15 to 20 feet high. they were crashing down in pacifica. the roads closest to the ocean closed to all by russ dents in that area. high surf warnings have been in effect since 4:00 in the morning. >> that's in between storms. as we get another one coming in in the morning, this is a barrage of storms. >> for us we're kind of like up we're going to really turn it around. >> this is all leading up to the cold this afternoon. a wintery week coming up. first of all we start off tonight with things pretty right now. by january standards, it's a comfortable evening. might j

kenneth moten, abc news, washington. >>> all right, kenneth, thank you. breaking overnight, many people in alaska were woke up by a strong earthquake. the magnitude 7.1 quake hit about 160 miles southwest of anchorage. many are without power right now and thankfully no tsunami is expected. police have not received reports of injuries or significant damage. look at weather. janessa, you have a lot of friends in that area and you're familiar with that area. a very scary situation overnight in alaska. >> i am born and raised in anchorage, so immediately when our producer told me this >> right. there, i never saw an earthquake. >> a pretty big quake for no injuries or fatalities, thankfully. >> yes. >> and that is the situation now. we don't know if it will be updated to change any time soon. >> i think the big thing was the tsunami warning advisory. none of that has been issued. a lot of stuff is falling off shelves and a pretty scary situation. growing up, you know, 1964 earthquake, 9 magnitude. >> right. >> and so everyone is kind of on their toes this mor

. >>> let's turn to kenneth moten in washington, d.c. g us live, here there, it looks about the same kenneth. >> reporter: that's right, tam, after all the years covering snowstorms along the schuylkill expressway i can honestly say philadelphia is a lot better at handling all the snow than washington, d.c. look behind me here, this is a snow covered road, crews in our nation's capitol are trying to stay on top of the this thing, they are trying to clear the roads and the sidewalks. listen to this, we've been getting one to two inches per hour. and i will tell you as we look at this live scene in our nation's capitol, people as i mentioned are trying to stay on top of this, this is incredible some of the sites we've seen here. wednesday washington, d.c. failed the test. it was less than an inch of snow and cars were stranded for several hours. up and down the east coast we're checking on power outages, for the storm you can 08 million people have been impacted. thousands have been left in the dark, there are car crashes in carolinas and g

kenneth moten has been tracking the latest development in the arrest. >> reporter: el chapo one of the biggest and most dangerous drug lords in the world has been on the run for 7 months. his daring escape from the maximum-security prison sparked an international manhunt and massive investigation. over the summer, abc news with underground, inside the 1 mile tunnel el chapo used to travel from his prison cell to a house. the escape route of a well lit, ventilators, custom-built to his site. there was a modified motorcycle to help carve the passageway. million but to el chapo that would be like $5. >> reporter: the leader of the cartel had the resources and why reach. his major drug trafficking operation responsible for half of the illegal drugs entering the us-mexico each year. >> the escape was the 2nd for el chapo so the work begins to make sure he stays behind bars. da wanted the drug lord of the u.s. because he has been charged with several crimes in the u.s. no word if you will be transferred across the border. >>> facebook fans have been talking about this story all afternoon and

kenneth moten tells us what is being done to slow down the spread. >> reporter: the battle against the zika virus in the mosquitoes carrying the disease. a major concern for pregnant women including a new york mother-to-be who has contracted the virus. >> the level of alarm is extremely high.. >> reporter: more than 30 people have zika in the u.s., all brought back from travel abroad the virus which could cause brain development issues in fetuses is spreading through the americas. brazil, home of the summer doctor richard besser is in rio de janeiro. >> more than 1.5 million cases, more than 4000 babies born with severe brain damage. >> reporter: pregnant women told to toe -- postponed travel to affected areas. zika is not contagious person- to-person but there is a risk. >> if someone is affected and comes back to the united states bid by mosquito, that mosquito can bite other people and the affected. >> reporter: and the u.s. territory of puerto rico, about 20 reported cases of zika. health officials are warning people to use bug repellent and mosquito nate over beds. >> mosquito con

abc's kenneth moten reports. >> reporter: blizzard blast. blinding white-out conditions, heavy snow and bone-chilling winds. this morning there are blizzard watches and warnings from d.c. to new york. >> i can't wait to get out of town. >> reporter: in philadelphia, the streets are covered. a snow emergency is in effect. and d.c. is predicted to be the 1920s. expected. >> it has life and death implications. >> reporter: this massive storm impacting more than 80 million people left a blanket of snow in the half. this also wrecked havoc. in kentucky, a 35-mile stretch than 3,000 drivers stranded in the cold. emergency shelters are open. in the carolinas, georgia and virginia, snow plows are working overtime. there have been thousands of crashes on the roadways. several people have died. >> yes, it's definitely icy. i have slid several times this morning in my dump truck. >> reporter: emergency crews have also been working around the clock to save even our four- legged friends. in virginia, this large st. bernard named milo fell through this ic